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A new variant of cholecystohepatic duct: MR cholangiography demonstration

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Magnetic resonance cholangiography used before laparoscopic cholecystectomy may reduce the incidence of post-operative complications related to the high anatomic variability of the biliary system. A number of anatomic variants of the biliary tree have been reported. We present a rare case in which magnetic resonance cholangiography demonstrated a new variant of the cholecystohepatic bile duct acting as a communication between the gallbladder fundus and an intrahepatic biliary duct.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences and of Morphologic and Functional Images, University of Messina, via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98125, Messina, Italy

    Fabio Minutoli, Serena Naso, Carmela Visalli, Dario Iannelli, Salvatore Silipigni, Alessia Pitrone & Antonio Bottari

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Minutoli, F., Naso, S., Visalli, C. et al. A new variant of cholecystohepatic duct: MR cholangiography demonstration. Surg Radiol Anat 37, 539–541 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-014-1356-9

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